Candidate ballot order is determined following Minnesota Statutes 204D.13: Major parties are listed first on the ballot in reverse order of their average votes in the last election, and minor parties are listed after major parties in the order determined by lot.

Nonpartisan candidate ballot order:

Candidate ballot order is determined at random before the election (Minnesota Statutes 204D.14; 204D.08; 206.61). The order of nonpartisan candidates on the actual ballot in your precinct rotates using a formula for rotations (Minnesota Rule 8220.0825).